Financial Regulation & Compliance
Financial Regulation is complex. We believe that compliance may not act as a mere legal obligation but also a driver of trust, credibility and business success.

Legal advice
SIMOPOULOU Legal & Compliance provides you Legal advice and work in order to make businesses safely succeed. We advise on regulatory legal matters in the financial sector and effectively manage due diligence, licensing requirements across jurisdictions for international and cross-border issues.
With close interaction with the competent authorities and regulatory bodies we effectively deal with your legal matters in licensing, passporting and ongoing regulatory obligations.
Compliance
Further to our advisory model, we have a strong expertise in Compliance. We may support you and your legal, compliance and internal audit departments in building effective governance structures, establishing robust compliance frameworks and audit matrices, strengthening internal controls aligned with regulatory expectations and supervisory best practices.
Outsourcing
Alternatively, clients may choose to outsource the design and implementation of their compliance function to us. In this capacity, we establish the compliance framework and design the implementation of policies, procedures, controls and monitoring activities in order to ensure compliance, enhanced risk oversight and sustainable governance structures.
We are experienced in managing complex legal and compliance challenges, with a proven record of efficient execution. While our core expertise lies in banking and financial compliance, we also undertake compliance mandates in other regulated sectors, including pharmaceuticals, designing robust and sector appropriate compliance frameworks.
SIMOPOULOU Legal & Compliance has long experience in financial regulation and compliance in order to ensure and its clients benefit from both local presence and international insight.
Core Areas of Expertise include
European Union Legislation – Banking, Finance and Insurance
Directly applicable EU Regulations and transposed EU Directives, including MiFID II, MiFIR, MAR, Prospectus Regulation, Transparency Directive, UCITS, AIFMD, EMIR, SFDR, IDD, GDPR, Solvency II and the Capital Requirements framework (CRD/CRR), as well as relevant EBA, ESMA and EIOPA guidelines.
FinTech, RegTech & Digital Finance Regulation
EU digital finance and technology-related regulatory frameworks applicable across banking, financial services, and insurance, including MiCA, PSD II / PSD III, E-Money Directive, DORA, the EU AI Act, the Crowdfunding Regulation, eIDAS, the EU Consumer Credit and Digital Lending and Distance Marketing of Financial Services (DMFSD II) regime.
Financial Crime & Anti-Money Laundering
EU and national AML/CTF frameworks, including the EU AML Package, AML Authority (AMLA), customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, governance, and reporting obligations, applicable across financial institutions, FinTechs, RegTech providers and InsurTech operators.
National Legislation – Banking, Finance and Insurance
Greek laws, regulations, and supervisory guidelines governing banking, financial services, insurance, capital markets, and investment services, including national transposition measures and regulatory practice.